The National tribune., 1887-02-03


who was in command. The General was very
busy in his quarters nc the time and did not
pay much attention to the music, until nc
was reminded by the leader Of the band that it
was st. Patrick's Day. and the men needed
"drap" to take in honor Of the "ould gntle-
man" and suggested that an order on thesutler
for supply Of "commissaFy" would be the
proper thing. The General wrote the order,
and few days afterward was nearly scared
out of his boots when the sutler presented
bill amounting TO $40 for brandy, wine, and
other exhilarating drinks. The General paid
it and enjoyed the joke as much as anybody.
J. NJ. Richardson, Sergeant, Co. X, ID Ohio
Cav, Bellaire, o., says that his regiment was
brigaded with the 9th n. Y. Cav and knew
that regiment we'll. He says that Sergt Toms,
OF that regiment, was very unjust in his criti-
cisms of the ID Ohio Cav. at Germania Ford.
g. w. Jones, Co. X, 9Th KY, Forestyille, KY,
would like to draw a few shots from the old
louisville Legion" 9th Ind, 1st Ohio, and
93d Ohio. He says this brigade was conspicu-
Gus for its service at Chickamauga.
ID. o. Quigley, Chesaning. Mich, says he
would like very much to hear from his old COM
rades of Battery M, Sd ". Y. Art, Twenty fourth
Corps. He says he has met but two Of them
| since the war closed.
David Reekie, Co: f, 18th Mass Clinton,
Mass, would like to have COmrade NeweOmb,
Co. ID, 10Th Mass, tell him how that regiment
came to be over the river at Balls Bluff. The
writer did not know of any regiments being
there except the 18th and Goth Mass, 42d NJ Y,
and 1st Cal.
B. C. whitIow, Co. E, 37th Ind, Lebanon,
Ind, says he sometimes thinks there was no
| such regiment as his in the army at all. He
was wounded and taken prisoner in a fight at
Mill Creek, Ala. He is still suffering from
| the effects of his wound, and will be glad to
hear from any of his old comrades.
| y. NJ. Durfey, Co. F, SD Iowa. Hedrick,
Iowa, has been somewhat interested in the
controversy over the capture of the battery at
| Jenkins's Ferry. He says he is a disinterested
| party, who was there, and always understood
that the I'd Kan. and Goth Iowa together
charged and captured the guns, and to both
| equally belongs the praise. Col Benton, who
commanded the 10Th Iowa, in his official re-
port, gives these as the facts in che case.
A. Hubs, Co. III, 9Th Mo-, Moundville, Mo-,
wishes the comrades of the Second Brigade,
First Division, Sixteenth Corps, to wake up and
arrange for Reunion of the brigade ut st. Louis
next Fall at the time of the National Encamp-
ment. The brigade was composed of the Sth
Wis, 9Th and 9th Mimi, 18th Mo-. and 47th
ILL.,, and was commanded by Joe Mower, and
afterward by Gen. Hubbard.
| j. l.. Cartwright, Sergeant, Co. G., Goth n.
| Y, Dolgeville, n. Y, wishes to hear from some
of the survivors of his regiment. He thinks it
is about time that they should make them
| selves known.
Alfred Simpson, Co. E, 10Th Me-, North
Seersport, Me-, says his regiment belonged to
the First Brigade, Second Division, Second
| Corps, the other regiments of which were the
3ith and SD ". Y, 18th Mass. and 1st MINI.
He writes briefly of Fredericksburg. which was
the first fight in which the 10Th Me. was en-
gagged
J.w Fl. Adkins, Co. C, 18th No. Cav, Forest
grove, Ore, sends sketch of cavalry raid
through Clay and adjacent Counties in Mis-
souri, in July, 1864. -
Evan Pugh, Commissary-Sergeant, 1st Pa.
Cav, New Brighton, Pa, correcting Comrade
Egbert, Co. G, 10th N. Y. Cav, says that at the
time of which he writes the First Brigade
Second Cavalry Division, was composed of the
LIST N. j., LIST Pa, LIST Mass, 10th and 9th N
Y. The 1st Me. was in the brigade only for a
short time in 1862, and the 1st VT. never. Be-
side the regiments named the brigade had at
different times the Sd Pa, 9th Ohio, LIST Md.
and 1st r. l.
NJ. G. Pingree 103 State street, Chicago, ILL.,,
is very anxious to secure Reunion Of his old
regiment, the Cd Pa. II. A. He invites cor
respondence on the subject from his old COM
Iades.
ID. Milligan, Corporal, Co. 3, 18th H., Shelby
vile, ILL.,, wishes somebody would write sketch
of the services of that regiment
p. w. Kresky, Lieutenant, 18th Pa. Cav,
Minneapolis, Mimi, would be very glad to have
Gen. Kautz write sketch Of the Cavalry Bril-
gade which he commanded.
H. g. Moore, Co. L, 1st Wis. Cav, Waupun,
Wis. would be glad to hear from any Of his old
comrades.
c. B. Barnes, Co. 1, 9TH Wis, referring to the
statement that the SD Pa. lost more men in
battle than any other regiment in the Union
army, says that the number given is consider
ably exceeded by the losses of the 9Th Wis,
which had killed and wounded 81 officers and
300 men. which was four more than the regi-
ment had at its organization.
p. ID. Davis, Co. /. 9th Mo-, Bushnell, Oak,
proposes Reunion Of his regiment at st. Louis
in Septemberduring the National Encampment,
aud suggests that his comrades take the matter
in hand.
A. A. Jones, Bugler, Co. I, 18th Ind Cav,
Green Springs, o., says the hospital steamer
Mercury, loaded with wounded soldiers from
Natchez, Vicksburg and Memphis, bound for
st. Louis, collided with the packet Hard Times
% miles south of st. Louis, sinking the former
and drowning quite number. He was one of
the survivors, and would be pleased to hear
from some of the others.
G. H. Marshall, Co. F, l22d Ohio Middle
bourne, w. Va, abiding to the organization of
his regiment, says that only two companies
were from Guernsy County and eight companies
from other Counties. The regiment went into
camp at GAINESVILLE. and was mustered into the
United States service Oct. 6, 1862. In Novem-
Der it took the field with the Army of the Poto-
mac, being in the Second Brigade, Third Divis-
ion, Third Corps, and participated in all the
subsequent campaigns of that army.
Hood in Tennessee.
W. s. Sanford, Lieutenant, Co. /, 18th Ill.
Cav. Chana, ILL.,, thinks that most of the errors
that creep into history originate in the limited
personal observation of those who write, and
their consequent reliance on hearsay. This
fact applies as much to the higher officers in
making their reports as to their subordinates.
In recent sketch of Hoods. advance upon
Nashville, it was said that Vpron's Cavalry
Brigade, to which the 18th Ill. belonged, was
at Mt. Pleasant, whereas the writer says it was
at the extreme front at Waynesboro and gal
lantly resisting the advance of an overwhelming
force of the enemy. He says Capt. Rankin,
9TH Ohio Cav, was wrong in saying that gal
liant charge made by six companies Of his regi-
ment saved the train and let Col Capron's
Brigade out of q tight place. He says the 9Th
Ohio Cav. succeeded in saving its own bacon,
but that Capron's Brigade took care of ITSELF
Speaking of the fight at Walkers Ford, the
credit of which was claimed for Gen. Wilcox's
infantry, he says the battle was fought and
won by the Cavalry Brigade, then commanded
by Col. Graham, and composed of the 9th Ind
Cav, 18th ILL., Cav, 65th Ind. Mid. INF. and a
battery.
Thos. s. Wineter Co G, 65th Ill.,, Washburn
ILL.,, narrates an incidental the battle of Frank
lin, whore Capt. Bird-who rose to that rank
from Sergeant-was conspicuous for his bray-
cry. His company shot down a rebel flag and
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